/// <summary>
/// <c>openPort</c> connects to the instrument addressed to
/// <c>busAddress</c> and set the <c>STATe</c> of the
/// instrument to <c>ON</c>, from this point the instruments are ready
/// to start communicating.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>true</returns> is returned if the connection is succeded,
/// <c>isConnected</c> is set to <c>true</c> to be used as flag during the
/// experiment.
public virtual void OpenPort()
{
object[] idnItems;
string caption = "Alert - Open Port";
string menssagem = "";
MessageBoxButtons buttons = MessageBoxButtons.OK;
try
{
dmm.IO = (IMessage)mgr.Open(instrInfo.busAddress.ToUpper(),
AccessMode.NO_LOCK, 2000, this.IO_Options);
dmm.IO.SendEndEnabled = true;
dmm.IO.TerminationCharacter = 0x0A;
dmm.IO.TerminationCharacterEnabled = true;
dmm.WriteString("\n", true); // termination caracter
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Ivi.Visa.Interop.GPIBAddressState GPIBState = new Ivi.Visa.Interop.GPIBAddressState();
Ivi.Visa.Interop.VisaStatusCode VISAStatus = new Ivi.Visa.Interop.VisaStatusCode();
MessageBox.Show("Error :" + e.Message + " VISA Status :" + VISAStatus + " - " + instrInfo.busAddress.ToUpper(), caption, buttons);
// System.Console.Out.WriteLine("An error occurred: " + e.Message + GPIBState);
}
/* finally
{
if (dmm.IO != null)
this.ClosePort();
}*/
}
/// <summary>
/// <c>openPort</c> connects to the instrument addressed to
/// <c>busAddress</c> and set the <c>STATe</c> of the
/// instrument to <c>ON</c>, from this point the instruments are ready
/// to start communicating.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>true</returns> is returned if the connection is succeded,
/// <c>isConnected</c> is set to <c>true</c> to be used as flag during the
/// experiment.
public virtual bool OpenPort()
{
string caption = "Alert - Open Port";
MessageBoxButtons buttons = MessageBoxButtons.OK;
try
{
dmm.IO = (IMessage)mgr.Open(instrInfo.busAddress.ToUpper(),
AccessMode.NO_LOCK, 2000, this.IO_Options);
DisposeResources TestObj = new DisposeResources(dmm);
// Use the resource.
TestObj.DoSomethingWithResource();
// Dispose the resource.
TestObj.Dispose();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Ivi.Visa.Interop.GPIBAddressState GPIBState = new Ivi.Visa.Interop.GPIBAddressState();
Ivi.Visa.Interop.VisaStatusCode VISAStatus = new Ivi.Visa.Interop.VisaStatusCode();
MessageBox.Show("Error :" + e.Message + " VISA Status :" + VISAStatus + " - " + instrInfo.busAddress.ToUpper(), caption, buttons);
// System.Console.Out.WriteLine("An error occurred: " + e.Message + GPIBState);
return false;
}
finally
{
if (dmm.IO != null)
this.ClosePort();
}
return true;
}
